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Belgian Pro League · 2026

RAAL La Louvière 1–2 KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League

1–2Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

KAA Gent won 1–2.

Shots
118
Shots on target
53
Expected goals
0.541.18
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

KAA Gent beat RAAL La Louvière 2–1. Recorded in this match (RAAL La Louvière – KAA Gent): shots 11–8, shots on target 5–3, expected goals 0.54–1.18, possession 46%–54%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots8 shotsRAAL La Louvière 11 shots, KAA Gent 8 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots3 shotsRAAL La Louvière 5 shots, KAA Gent 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.54 xG1.18 xGRAAL La Louvière 0.54 xG, KAA Gent 1.18 xG
  • Possession46%54%RAAL La Louvière 46%, KAA Gent 54%
  • Corners6 corners3 cornersRAAL La Louvière 6 corners, KAA Gent 3 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls5 foulsRAAL La Louvière 12 fouls, KAA Gent 5 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card0 cardsRAAL La Louvière 1 card, KAA Gent 0 cards
  • Passes478 passes587 passesRAAL La Louvière 478 passes, KAA Gent 587 passes
  • Pass accuracy85.2%85.9%RAAL La Louvière 85.2%, KAA Gent 85.9%
  • Shots inside box4 shots4 shotsRAAL La Louvière 4 shots, KAA Gent 4 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks1 blockRAAL La Louvière 3 blocks, KAA Gent 1 block
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save4 savesRAAL La Louvière 1 save, KAA Gent 4 saves
  • Offsides3 offsides3 offsidesRAAL La Louvière 3 offsides, KAA Gent 3 offsides

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Abdelkahar Kadri · KAA Gent · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMatties Volckaert · KAA Gent · 63′ · 0.01 xG · on targetThierry Lutonda · RAAL La Louvière · 17′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedIsmaila Coulibaly · RAAL La Louvière · 67′ · 0.02 xG · on targetDjibril Lamego · RAAL La Louvière · 87′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedThierry Lutonda · RAAL La Louvière · 2′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAbdelkahar Kadri · KAA Gent · 44′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJosué Vergara · KAA Gent · 79′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMustapha Isah · RAAL La Louvière · 81′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMathias Delorge · KAA Gent · 89′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedShaquil Delos · RAAL La Louvière · 8′ · 0.04 xG · on targetIsmaila Coulibaly · RAAL La Louvière · 8′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedElias Filet · RAAL La Louvière · 12′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJosué Vergara · KAA Gent · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedZsombor Gruber · RAAL La Louvière · 70′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNolan Gillot · RAAL La Louvière · 75′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMomodou Sonko · KAA Gent · 20′ · 0.13 xG · goalMustapha Isah · RAAL La Louvière · 10′ · 0.22 xG · goalIbrahima Cisse · KAA Gent · 46′ · 0.92 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

RAAL La Louvière: 11 shots, 5 on target, 0.56 xG. KAA Gent: 8 shots, 3 on target, 1.20 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Mustapha Isah · RAAL La Louvière · 10′Momodou Sonko · KAA Gent · 20′Ibrahima Cisse · KAA Gent · 46′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: RAAL La Louvière 0.56 xG · KAA Gent 1.20 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0RAAL La Louvière
1Draws
1KAA Gent
RAAL La Louvière — KAA Gent · Belgian Pro League1–1
KAA Gent — RAAL La Louvière · Belgian Pro League1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • RAAL La Louvière1 matches
  • KAA Gent1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

RAAL La Louvière

Competition
Belgian Pro League
Season
2025/26
Sample
40 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
31 May 2026
  • Goals scored0.93 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.38 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.09 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.36 xG/match
  • Shots11.1 shots/match
  • Shots allowed12.1 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.25 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.63 shots/match
  • Possession39.8%
  • Corners4.93 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.25 corners/match
  • Cards1.93 cards/match
  • Fouls11.1 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency28%
  • Scoring frequency55%

KAA Gent

Competition
Belgian Pro League
Season
2025/26
Sample
43 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
31 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.37 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.35 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.44 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.44 xG/match
  • Shots12.8 shots/match
  • Shots allowed14.2 shots/match
  • Shots on target4.07 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.95 shots/match
  • Possession49.5%
  • Corners4.56 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.74 corners/match
  • Cards1.77 cards/match
  • Fouls10 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency28%
  • Scoring frequency70%

How competition percentiles work

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 16 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsRAAL La LouvièreKAA Gent
CompetitionBelgian Pro League
Head-to-headRAAL La Louvière — KAA Gent
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this